Europeans tried to block IMF debt report on Greece, say sources | Business | ekathimerini.com. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
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Parchment in the Fire: Europe Stands in Solidarity with Massive OXI (No) Vote Rally in Athens Greece
Europe Stands in Solidarity with Massive OXI (No) Vote Rally in Athens Greece. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
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Dr Daniel Woker In an article headed Greece and the Nattering Nabobs of the Anglosphere in Real Clear World, Dr. Daniel Woker has some timely advice to the chattering classes: Cool it, you just don’t get it. A former Swiss Ambassador to Singapore and Australia, and now a lecturer at
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: IMF: austerity measures would still leave Greece with unsustainable debt | World news | The Guardian
IMF: austerity measures would still leave Greece with unsustainable debt | World news | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, IMF, Syriza, Troika
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: This referendum is a fight between the Greeks and Europe’s cruel capitalism | Aditya Chakrabortty | Comment is free | The Guardian
This referendum is a fight between the Greeks and Europe’s cruel capitalism | Aditya Chakrabortty | Comment is free | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Greece in chaos: will Syriza’s last desperate gamble pay off? | World news | The Guardian
Greece in chaos: will Syriza’s last desperate gamble pay off? | World news | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Will the Greek Referendum Bring the Troika Back to the Bargaining Table? (2/2)
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Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Will the Greek Referendum Bring the Troika Back to the Bargaining Table? (1/2)
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Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Tsipras goes for referendum on 5 July | Paul Mason | Paul Mason
Tsipras goes for referendum on 5 July | Paul Mason | Paul Mason. It may come down to: who has the biggest social power on the streets – the Greek left, including the KKE, Syriza, the unions etc. – or the right. Which is what Greek history has always tried
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Greece & The Euro: Super Mario will come to the rescue this weekend
Mario Draghi of the European Central Bank Deadlock reached, the EU negotiators broke off talks with the insurgent left wing Greek government, and that government threw a Hail Mary pass by calling for a referendum on the austerity package on July 5. Meanwhile, a hefty repayment of debt is due
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Greece’s rich: insulated against an EU exit | World news | The Guardian
Greece’s rich: insulated against an EU exit | World news | The Guardian. Filed under: Greece Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Grexit
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Hopes for Greece bailout deal rise sharply as Athens gives ground | Business | The Guardian
Hopes for Greece bailout deal rise sharply as Athens gives ground | Business | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: ‘Making us poorer won’t save Greece’: how pension crisis is hurting its people | World news | The Guardian
‘Making us poorer won’t save Greece’: how pension crisis is hurting its people | World news | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, pensions
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Drip Feeding Greece Will End in Default
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Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Greece has nothing to lose by saying no to creditors – FT.com
Greece has nothing to lose by saying no to creditors – FT.com. By Wolfgang Münchau So here we are. Alexis Tsipras has been told to take it or leave it. What should he do? The Greek prime minister does not face elections until January 2019. Any course of action
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: The Looming Austerity Package | Jacobin
The Looming Austerity Package | Jacobin. by Costas Lapavitsas Developments in the debt negotiations between Greece and the European institutions have come thick and fast in the last days: the submission of proposals by the Greek side, leaks of lenders’ supposed counter-proposals, their rejection by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, pre-agenda
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Greece – A Sad Story of the European Establishment – EU Politics Today – EIN News
Greece – A Sad Story of the European Establishment – EU Politics Today – EIN News. by Robert Savio ROME, Jun 9 2015 (IPS) – Only 50 years of Cold War (and the fact that German Chancellor Angela Merkel grew up in East Germany) can possibly explain the strange political
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Creating an Economy of Need in Greece
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Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Austerity fallout: Portugal’s elderly barely surviving with charity and cold showers
Austerity fallout: Portugal’s elderly barely surviving with charity and cold showers. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Portugal
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Tsipras lambasts ‘absurd proposals’ of creditors for Greece debt-deal failure | Business | The Guardian
Tsipras lambasts ‘absurd proposals’ of creditors for Greece debt-deal failure | Business | The Guardian. Filed under: Crisis, Eurozone crisis, Greece Tagged: Austerity, EU, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza, Troika
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